dud | अमरकोश - भारत का शब्दकोश

Meaning of word dud from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Someone who is unsuccessful.

Synonyms : flop, washout

Meaning : An explosion that fails to occur.

Synonyms : misfire

Meaning : An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual.

Example : The first experiment was a real turkey.
The meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned.

Synonyms : bomb, turkey

Meaning : Failing to detonate. Especially not charged with an active explosive.

Example : He stepped on a dud mine.

master (noun)
An artist of consummate skill.

savor (noun)
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth.

ockham (noun)
English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).

air hostess (noun)
A woman steward on an airplane.

jeddah (noun)
Port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea. Near Mecca.

mimicry (noun)
The act of mimicking. Imitative behavior.

electrical fuse (noun)
An electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded.

milklike (adjective)
Resembling milk in color. Not clear.

cupid (noun)
(Roman mythology) god of love. Counterpart of Greek Eros.

square (noun)
(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles. A four-sided regular polygon.